The Bucs need all the help they can get as they head into their Week 18 tilt against the Carolina Panthers. That help has to come externally in the form of a Saints win over the Falcons.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in a must-win situation in Week 18 when they take on the Carolina Panthers. With the playoffs right around the corner and with everything on the line, it appears Calijah Kancey is going to give the defense a big boost for Saturday’s contest amid his injury concerns.
A fast-sinking Buccaneers season now needs more than one NFC South development to be salvaged, as the Saints now must topple the Falcons in addition to Tampa Bay defeating Carolina.
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Calijah Kancey’s long-awaited return from a torn pectoral is officially “in play” as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head into a must-win Week 18 clash with the Carolina Panthers on Saturday.
The Buccaneers’ playoff hopes are still alive, but they need a win against the Carolina Panthers on Saturday to keep their season alive. The game is a winner-take-all showdown, with the NFC South title and a playoff berth on the line.
Tampa Bay's defense continues to allow big plays at an alarming rate, and it's been one of many reasons why their once-promising season has gone flying off the rails late in the year.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
Some exciting news happened on Christmas Eve for the Bucs as the team announced that they have opened up the 21-day practice window for defensive tackle Calijah Kancey.
Having lost six of seven, the once-thriving Buccaneers are sitting at 7-8 and out of the playoff picture. Still with a chance to win the NFC South, the Buccaneers may welcome defensive tackle Calijah Kancey back from IR soon.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened the 21-day practice window for defensive tackle Calijah Kancey on Wednesday. Kancey went on injured reserve on Sept. 17 with a torn pectoral muscle that required what was reported at the time to be season-ending surgery.
The Buccaneers announced that they have designated DT Calijah Kancey to return from injured reserve by activating his 21-day practice window. Kancey tore his pectoral muscle and underwent surgery to repair it, hoping to return for the playoffs.
A loss against the Rams on Sunday dropped the Buccaneers to 6-5. The team faces a number of questions on the injury front entering Week 13, but there are a number of positive developments in that regard.
Rookie defensive tackle Elijah Roberts was supposed to be a developmental project. The Bucs undoubtedly loved his talent. It’s why they selected him in fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defense suffered a major loss when Calijah Kancey went down with a pectoral injury in Week 2. The star defensive tackle was initially ruled out for the year, but it has since been reported that he might be able to return if the Buccaneers make the playoffs.
NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reports the Buccaneers are not closing the door on getting DT Calijah Kancey back at some point this season. Kancey tore his pectoral and had surgery to repair it last week.
With Calijah Kancey’s season-ending pectoral injury, the Bucs will need a collective effort from their interior defensive linemen as they move forward with what is a 2025 season full of high expectations.
The Buccaneers beat the Texans, but they took their pound of flesh. Luke Goedeke will be out for multiple weeks. Not ideal, but it can be managed, especially if Wirfs comes back earlier.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Calijah Kancey will undergo season-ending surgery on his torn pectoral muscle, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.
According to Adam Schefter, the Buccaneers have confirmed DT Calijah Kancey tore his pectoral muscle and will miss the remainder of the season. It’s a bad stroke of luck for the Buccaneers, who are already managing a handful of other injuries to key starters early in the season. Expect the team to place him on injured reserve shortly.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were able to overcome losing a key defensive starter in their 20-19 win over the Houston Texans on Monday night, and they might have to try to replicate that feat for the rest of the season.
In the first three years of his career, there have been two truths for Bucs defensive tackle Calijah Kancey. For one, he's shown that he can be a special football player, especially as a pass rusher.